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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-09
SWINDLING EMIGRANTS,
Their Money Taken by Fraudulent InB.itu.
tions and No Security Given.


lions and No Security Given.
NEW YORK, Jaly Sat 3 meeting of
the emigrsne commissioners to-day, Com
missioner Stephenson produced Ger
man paper published in OHIO, and called
mention to advertising in it Of "T1e
American EmIgraut Company, No.
90, state street, New York, ?. o.
box l+0, Il. Z, Jeauson, agent."
The advertisement solicited deposits of
savings, and offered to transact all kinds
OF financial business. The commissioner
said MS attention had been called to the
case Of an emigrant who had deposited
$1,000 with the company end who, when
he ssheG !Jr his money, received only o
psTt Of it in cash end the rest in Mis-
souri, bonds. The commissioner called
st the Office Of the company. When he
asEgd for the president & man named
Warner saii ne was not the
president, 5J. ONLY manager The
man ssid that Up TO December
last the institution was known IS the
American EmigTs1r Company Cf Igrt-.
ford, Conn. ~ chat time Mr. Bar.hoiO-
new had caerge Of the business. He
skipped out wit the assets, sDd TIE
concern W8S DCu@uJ pY d. &. slavery ana
James Callahan. GIr. Slavery subss-
quently told hin, the commissioner said,
that the company had ! charter, bat
4 dilligent sesTch failed to show any
record Of it. Mi Slavery admitted thst
their present liabilities we're S&j9,090,
and mat t2e only security deposit0rs had
for their money WAS the personal
security Of J. c. S4yery. This sort Of
thing, the commissioner 6aid, had been
going or for years, and he asked that the
board restrict the permission to enter
Castle Garden CT the plea OF helping
from aII persons except the
SCENTS Of railroads and steamers. /
Commissioner Stephenson also cited
another similar institution managed by
J. S. Jos:rom, ct y State street, in |
which the depositors hsd no security.
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DALLAS
Annual seEsion OF the Christiun ChuFcr
State Missionary Society.

u
State Missionary Society.
special 10 the Gazette.
DALLAS, Ten, July S.-The third an
nuaI session Of the Christian Church
State Missionary Society was held to-day,
succeeding the Sunday-scnooI convention
which adjourned yesterday. The report
Of the secretary and treasurer showed
that SI22G.g1 has been received. Tc-
day's collections snd pledges for the next
yesr together with those already taken
amount to S3074. a resolution was
adopted authorizing the organization of 8
joint stock company Of rot less than So
600 70 establish and maintain a
church paper. The resolution
recommended conference with papers now
published looking to a consolidation.
The following was reported by the com
mittee on time and place: That the next
Sunday school convention and Texas
annual missionary meeting be held with
the church st Waco, June % to -, 1855.
The first Two days to be occupied By the
SundaY-school meeting and the LAST two
by the missionary meeting.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-09
IN UyCALLED FOR THRUST.
The Commander Of the IA. Il, for Eowa
Adds Insult 10 Injury.

The Commander OF ths CA L, for Ioyy2
Adds Insult TO injury.
Dies MONIES, Iowa, July S.-Gereral
TutLe, commander Of the Grand Army Of
the Republic for Iowa, who hiss been eb-
sent from the city several days, returned
this evening end was asked wA2. he
thought OF President C:eveIand's refusal
to v.si. the St. Louis euCamDmcnt.
He said: "PEGaideu. Cicvelaud's back
down as IL 50 complete tnat we feel Ike
eIu-LlEe, but il YVES the 71isest and best
thing Re could do. I see he aftem0ss 60
get sympathy by insiUuating that threats
oIviJleuce Esd been mad. against him.
say tat no threats Of violence were
ever made or ever dreamed Of. The old
soldiers do not mean to throw bricks in
order TO show rheir contempt. have
had letters by bushels from &Il posts Of
the Dnitsd States, aud / believe that 90
per cent. Of the old soldiers were
opposed to having him review
them ct their eGcampmcrt. As
TO the suggestion from St. Louis
that tue citizens swiu treat the Grand
Army with iGcIyuity, can say tnat the
old soldiers asked no fayors of 81. Louis,
and do not 90 there for that purpose.
They are not set OF politicians, end they
will find aliithe entertainment they want
strengthening the ties OF fraterual assO-
Citations ~
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Tarrant County Alliance Meeting.

SptCIaI 70 TIC Gazette.
MANSFIELD, TEX, July s.-The regu-
lar annual meeting of the Tarrsnt County
Alliance met in the college hall ct 9
O'Clock q. m, with President B. F.Dwig-
gins in the chair, and 100 representatives
from different parts of the county pres
ent. The location of the Cotton Ex-
change in Fort Worth, with other mat
tiers of importance will be freely dis
cussed.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-09
Criminal Docket.
Special to the Gazette.

MCKIyNET, Tx, July S.-The Cau Of
the criminal dCcket, except for murder
cases and those reset, was concluded this
morning; four days only was required,
during which there has been six felony
conviction, and Two acqaittals. GThg case
against LeVe Robinson was reset for the
20.h. The defendant is z son OF one Of
our hes: Known citizens.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-09

spoke for over two hours and @as fire.
quentiY applauded. After Mr.. Gibbs
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-09

a. O'CLOCK =. m. She also organized s
Wonan's Christian Temperance Union.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-09

Louisiana SO, Tlzas SO, Arkansas 90,
Tennessee rs. The crop II unusually
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-09
Big Crops,
Special to the Gazette.

CoLLINsvILLE, TEX, July 8.-The late
rains we have had insured for this sec
ZION the largest corn and cotton crop
raised here n many years.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-09

Hon. I. VI
ade 9 sp'
the COur
rgest aUC
? speake
Jyst back
,hed forth
d cnnnfu
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is wanted in North Texas on a charge of
ip"-s4aIy' I G..SSss5lAs as-.E aaz.lzss;srss.s
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CoaHAaed on Fifth Page.

us ordnance the Callahan
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me.
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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-02-25
SPIRIT OF The PRESS.

1t appears that there are three
Republicans in the United States Sen
ate who are willing to have a cclorcd
Democrat as Recorder Of the District
Of Colum Detroit Free Press.
a Syracuse dispatch says that
Senator-elect Hiscock is criticised be-
cause. in his speech to his friends az
home, he "had not one good word to
say about Republican harmony and the
future Of the party" Evidently Mr..
Hiscock did not want to expose himself
to the cry Of " chestnuts. ~ Y. Post.
Mr.. Blaine is reported as saying:
''Senator Dawes can not afford to ac-
cept his election under such circum-
stances. III were in his place would
resign and let another election take
place." This because some Democrats
voted for Dawes. Perhaps Mr.. Blaine
over-estimates his self-sacrificing dcvo-
ton to the party. Would he have OBJ
jected to few thousand Democratic
votes in 'S4?-IndiaDa State Journal.
There has undoubtedly been
much opposition to the Administration
in some sections of the South, some ex-
pressed and some unexprcssed. but the
work Of the Administration has been 50
strong and admirable that what there
was Of this Is gradually dying out.
Alabama certainly has no war to make
on the President. and TIE lesson taught
In Indiana and in North Carolina in
the last election ought to show the folly
of such war. - Montgomery Advertiser.
The Miller managers, who have
been the workers Of the Republican or
ganization Of this State for the past
four years. are much depressed in
spirits. Those most influential and
valuable in the organization say that .
return Of Thomas G. Platt j. j. Belden,
George Fl. Sharp and william b.
Woodin to the front means Blaine's
nomination and an Elkins and Platt
canvass in 1888; In other words. an af-
front to the intelligence and decency
still left in that party. NV albany ArgUs.
The Washington Post calls atten-
ton to the fact that after the 9Th %
March next there will be only three
United States Senators who served in
the Union army. while there will be
twenty ex-Confederatcs- The present
Senate has seven Union and sixteen
Confederate soldiers, but two Of the
former (van Wyck and Millcr) have
been defeated for reelection, and two
more Harrison and SewelD vii! be de.
feated in all probability. Hawley.
Henderson and Plumb viii b tho only
ex-Federal soldiers In the Senate. ~ D.
troll Free Press.
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FOR OUR YOUNG READERS


When I'm erown-up woman,
Just like mamma you know,
I'm going 70 have Tho dAintlest things
When have learned "a COW.
I'll hemstitoA and embroider.
And Dsthotic patters trace.
And III trim my frilis with needlework
A. delicate - lace.
When I'm Grownup woman.
rm going 70 learn 70 mako
The most delicious puddings
And thirteen kinds OF cake;
NY bread shall BE- tho lightest
And the whitest IN the town.
And your mouth will water when you zoe
NY cozee, golden brown.
when Tn : rown-up woman.
And have house 70 keep.
mustn't slight the corners
When have learned 70 sweep:
The busting and the cleaning
must always do with care.
And cobweb!-I should blush with shame
TO find one anywhere.
But when mamma this morning
Was brushing out my curls,
She smiled and said that women
Are grownup little girls;
And 70 gain such skillfui fingers.
The only certain way
II 10 learn 70 work while am young.
And practice every day.
-Anna ~ Pratt.
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moro anxious about meal hours. and i
not served nt once. he would throw him
self down upon the floor. kick and
scream and shrek. exactly
like spoiled child. A switching only
made him scream louder.
He never took to strangers. nor. in
deed. 70 any one but his master; and
whenever Il Numbered. or dog or
other strange animal came about. hs
always hurried 70 take refuge in Mr..
Hornaday's arms.
When nothing alarmed him. and his
master would lie down. he amused
himself by pulling his hair. bntting
him with his head. sitting on his stoul.
ach and wrestling with his bare feet IN
the most comical way.
As he had to come home In winter
Mr. Hornaday did not attempt to
bring his pet, which must have surely
died, and so presented him 70 Il friend
in India, where he arrived safely. and
was considered the most intelligent
orang-outang ever seen there E.
Shippen. NJ. d.. ia Golden Days.
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Even Republlcan soldiers Preaching the
Practical 0ospel % Peace After the war
Has nseea Over for Nearly Quarter
Csatsry.
The debate In the House the other
day on the passage Of the bill pension
ing all persons who served in any war
and we're honorably discharged. and
who are now suffering from disability.
merits attention for the fresh evidence
which il gives that the bloody shirt is
forever buried. The bill except
''those persons under political disabil'
tiles" which practically means only
JET Davis and few other ir-
reconcilables. and also persons who
incurred disability s'while engaged
in the military service against
the United States" but it covers tho
cases Of all men who served in tho
Federal army in previous wars and
who served in the Confederate army
during the civil war without mourning
disability. but are now unable to earn
support. In other words. it will
place on the pension rolls . number Of
exc Confederate soldiers. The significant
feature of the debate was the fact that
this provision Of the measure was justi-
fed and defended by more than one
Republican Congressman who served
in the Union army during the civil
war. Mr.. Morrill,. Of Kansas. said
that "this is . declaration on
the part Of the Government that no
old soldier who followed the flag
for three months. who offered his life
in defence Of the country, shall ever
end his days in the poor-house," and
he very CURLY disposed Of that cham
pion Of all Northern Bourbons, Bou-
telle. of Maine. thus;
Mr.. Morrill-It Il true that the soldier OF the
Mexican war or OF an Indian war who fought
three months for his country, and who after
wards
Mr.. Boutelle-May have fought four years
against Il.
Mr.. Morrill-who aftcrward entered the Con-
shall. II disabled now. and IL he
did not receive that disability in the Confeder-
ate service. be pensioned- Mr.. Speaker. for
one am willing TO yield that point. II tho
soldier fought three months In the Mexican
war, or in the Indian war, bravely and nobiy.
am willing to forgive him II afterwnrd he was
led into the service against the country.
In the same line said Mr.. Hend erson.
Of Iowa:
Mr.. Speaker. there are, perhaps. objections
70 some features OF this bill on the part OF some
gentlemen but I wish 70 say that this bill il
wholly unsectional- II lays is kindly hand on
every part OF this nation. North and South IL
touches with kindness the sufferers in every
State in this Union who supported the coun
try's dag. II Il said BY some around me: rs
will pension some who have been In the Confcd-
crate service" Az, that Is true. but the bill
prohibits him from . pension II his disability
was incurred In that service. II, however. he
was IN the service OF the country, and there In
Cured disability, but afterward was In the Con.
service shall vote for his being pen.
stoned for the disability honorably incurred In
his country's service. and have no apology 10
make here before doing it.-N Y Posf.
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The Brave Men Who Lost Their Lives for
Another should H Hsnorsd In the Per-
sons Of Their Families.
Saturday last two colored men lost
their lives near Annapolis, Nd, in the
noble but vain endcavor to save fell
bowman who had broken through ice
and was struggling for life. Both
men, it i said, left dependent fami-
lies. And what Of them? VIII
they be left to struggle with
the world and battle for bread.
while the hcroism displayed by their
natural protectors j. unrecognized and
unrewarded save By unsatisfactory and
unsubstantial praise? Are not the
families Of these men entitled to q
pension from Government that il con-
stituted by the people for the people?
The friends Of Walt Whitman. the
venerable poet. who j. poor and worthy
Of . pension, but who is not entitled to
one under the laws Of this country,
have petitioned Congress to grant him
an annuity during his lifetime. What
a precedent Il would establish, should
Congress heed the petition and grant
the favor asked. What q score Of
worthy poor would have petitions and
petitioners at the National capital, and
how the surplus in the treasury would
melt away through the charitable
bcneyolcnce Of Congresses which saw
fit to follow such prcccdents set for
them. Whitman Is poor and worthy;
he ID entitled to pension perhaps, but
the laws do not entitle him to one. So
also are Mrs. Logan and Mrs. Blair,
widows Of soldier-Senators, entitled to
pensions from the standpoint their
friends see their cases. but they are
not, no more than Whitman, under the
law.
Ms. Logan. Mrs. Blair and the ven
cradle Whitman may be pcnsioncd by
the Government, but their pcnsioning
will not strike the public heart as
would the pensioning Of the families Of
the brave men who riskcd and lost their
own lives 70 save that Of fellow be-
Ing. Nor would pensions to Mrs. Lo-
gan, Mrs. Blair and Whitman meet the
same general appreciation Of the peo-
pie that pension 70 these dependent
families would. Cases are rare indeed
where q life Is riskcd and lost % save
another; the establishment d prece-
dent to pension the families Of hero
who gives up his own life In an at
tempt 70 save another would meet the
general. Il not universal. approval Of
the people Of this country. Itwould be
: precedent that would not promise q
continued and fearful drain upon che
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treasury. and 4 would honor . Con-
grcss that 90 henored their country. By
providing for : National monument .
horoism.
Let the Government provide for the
families OF the men who died 20 heroic
ally. Generous individuals may con-
tribute Cor time 70 their support out
Of sympathy or for the sake Of charity.
but for = short time only. Let Con-
gress pension them, not in the name Of
charity but In the name Of Americas
duty. No fault will b found with any
member Of Congress who champions
such bilL-Dcs Moines Leader.
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A painful incident, which recalls
Edgar Poc's thrilling sketch entitled
Premature Burial" i reported from
Saumur. A young man. who was
afflicted with contagious disease
suddenly died. at least TO all appear
ances. and his burial was ordered 70 take
place rs soon as possible. The cro1ue-
morris. or undertaker's men, who car
ricd the coffin 10 the grave. thought
they heard noise like knocking under
its lid, yet being afraid q crcat-
ing panic among the people who
attended the funeral they went on with
their burden. The coffin was duly
placed in the grave, but. ~ the
earth was being thrown upon 10. IN
mistakable sounds Of knocking were
heard by every body. The mayor
however, had 70 BE- sent for before the
coffin could be opened, and some de-
lay occurred III the arrival Of that
official. When tho lid was removed
the horrible discovery was made that
the unfortunate inmate had only just
died from asphyxia. Tho terrible
French law requiring speedy intermcnt
ought to be modified without delay
Paris Cor. London Telegraph
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RoxK- Feb. 14-Onicial reports have
been received BY the government from
Aassowah stating that Colonel Borctti,
commanding the Italian troops at Saati,
discovered at eleven o'clock on the morn
ing Of Ian uary 3 that the heights over
looking his camp were occupied By thou
sands Of Abyssinians. Boretti sent .
party under command Of Lieu
tenant Como TO dislodge the Abys-
siniAns. Lieutenant Como surprised
the enemy and attacked him at once
The Abyssinlans boldly advanced 10 meet
the Italians and fought desperately until
five o'clock in the afternoon. when they
were repulsed with . heavy loss and re-
treated from the field Boretti's losses
were sufficiently heavy TO Justify him in
applying for reinforcements. which were
dispatched to him at once. The reinforc.
ing column, commanded By Colonel De-
cristo FORTS. met with serious delays,
owing 70 the dificulty OF transportation,
and during one Of his enforced
halts, Colonel FORTS learning that
the force OF Abyssinians he vas
likely 20 meet was larger than he had
supposed, Jade application for additional
men and guns These were Immediately
sent but when they arrived II the pflcs
indicated BY Colonel Foris ~ q meeting
place they found that FORTS and his entire
command had been massacred. The bod ics
Of the dead Italians were lying whsre
they fell Many Of them were badly mu-
tilatcd-
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LlNcoLN's BoyhooD.


MARTYR President" strong.
Abraham Lincoln was born in Ken
lucky. but while he was little boy his
father. Thomas Lincoln. moved with
his family to Indiana. Thomas Lin
coin. with the assistance Of his wife
and children, built a temporary shelter
Of the sort called in the frontier Ian
guagc "a half-faced camp;r merely
shed Of poles, which defend the in
mates on three sides from the foul
weather. but left them open to its in
clemency in front. For whole year
his family lived in this wretched fold,
while he was clearing a little patch u
ground for planting corn and building
q rough cabin for permanent
residence. They moved into the latter
before it was half completed. but the
rude cabin seemed SO spacious and COM
Portable after the squalor Of 1.-THE
camp" that Thomas Lincoln did no
further work on il for long time He
left it for year or two without doors
or windows or floor. The battle for
existence allowed him no time for SUI
pcrfluities like these.
He raised enough corn to support
life; the dense forest around him
abounded in every form of feathered
game; little way from his cabin an
open glade was full Of deer-licks. and
an hour or two Of idle waiting was gen
orally rewarded by shot at fine deer.
which would furnish meat for week.
and material for breechcs or shoes His
cabin was like that Of other pioneers.
A few threc-legged stools; a bedstead
made ~ poles stuck between the logs IN
the angle Of the cabin. the outside
corner supported by a crotched stick
driven into the ground; the table. a
huge hewed log standing on four legs;
a pot. kettle and skillet, and few Tin
and pewter dishes. were all the furni.
ture. The boy Abraham climbed at
night to his bed OF leaves i'm the loft by
a ladder Of wooden pins driven into the
logs.
1T was wild region writes Mr..
Lincoln, in one Of those rare bits Of
autobiography which he left behind
him. with many bears and other wild
animals still in the woods. There were
some schools. 50 called. but no quail.
ficafion was required Of teacher
beyond readn', writin', and
cypherin' to the Rule Of Three If
straggler supposed to understand Latin
happened to sojourn in the neighbor-
hood, he was looked upon as wizard
There was absolutely nothing to excite
ambition for an education.
But Ia the case Of this ungainly boy
there was no necessity for any external
incentive. A thirst Of knowledge a.
means Of rising in the world was in
nate in him. The schools were much
alike. They were held in deserted
cabins Of round logs. as distinguished
from the more aristocratic ''split' logs,
with earthen floors and small holes for
windows. sometimes illuminated BY as
much light A. could penetrate through
panes Of paper creased with lard. The
teachers were usually in keeping with
their primitive surroundings. His last
school days were passed with one
Swaney, in 1926 who taught At dis
lance Of four and half miles from the
Lincoln cabin. The nine miles Of
doubtless -rcmcd to Thomas
Lincoln ws~.c Of time. and the lad
was put at steady work and saw no
more Of school. Golden Days.
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OcpES. Y. r.. Feb. - Al midnight last
night firc broke out in saloon building
on the principal business street A high
hotel buildings, and several dwellings
were consumed. The loss ~ probably
over ei0OO. partly insured. tits believed
that the IRE was the work Of inccndiarifs.
An injunction was yesterday placed upca